Panelists Kristin Henning, Thom Fladung, Stephen Ward and Matt Thompson joined moderator Kerri Miller at Minnesota Public Radio’s UBS Forum to discuss the state of objectivity in journalism.
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Watching a typical television newscast it’s easy to conclude Americans know more about Anna Nicole Smith’s will than the amassing of Taliban forces on the Pakistan border. Tracking such paradoxes is the territory of Wally Dean, a broadcast news veteran and director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Dean is just one of the notable speakers at this year’s journalism conference in Bloomington.
Dean is conducting an extended session about balancing what the public wants and what it needs from news. Over the two full days of the conference, he’ll be joined by people like Ken Stone, Brian Fiser, Steve Perry, Bob Collins and Jason DeRusha for discussions designed to both inform and inspire journalists.
The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is working with five other organizations to bring the latest trends, issues and ideas to the people in Minnesota and the surrounding area.